Article 3. Main goals and principles of this Law Law On Prevention of Infractions

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1. The main goals of this Law are to ensure the protection and observance of the rights, freedoms, and legitimate interests of individuals and citizens in the sphere of prevention of infractions, to preserve and strengthen the rule of law by identifying, studying, and eliminating the causes and conditions contributing to the commission of infractions.

2. State policy in the sphere of prevention of infractions is implemented on the basis of the following main principles:

1) legality;

2) transparency;

3) scientific validity;

4) confidentiality;

5) priority of preventive measures over repressive measures in Prevention of infractions;

6) comprehensiveness and consistency;

7) individual approach to each person and citizen;

8) humanity;

9) support and preservation of the family;

10) inadmissibility of causing physical and (or) mental suffering to a person and citizen.

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 245-VIII LRK of December 30, 2025.

This Law determines legal, economic, social, and organizational bases for the activities of state bodies, the bodies of local self-government, organizations, and citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Prevention of infractions.

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Republic of Kazakhstan

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— Has lost legal force due to the adoption of the new Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 245-VIII ZRK dated December 30, 2025, “On the Prevention of Offenses.”

Article 3. The purpose and objectives of this Law, the Law on the Prevention of Offenses

1. The purpose of this Law is to establish a unified state policy in the field of crime prevention.

2. The objectives of this Law are:

1) ensuring the protection of human and civil rights, freedoms and legitimate interests from unlawful encroachments;

2) reducing the level of offenses;

3) improving the crime prevention system, as well as identifying, studying, and eliminating the causes and conditions that contribute to them;

4) social adaptation and social rehabilitation of persons in need of special social services;

5) coordination of the activities of the subjects of crime prevention;

6) raising the level of legal culture of citizens;

7) ensuring the participation of citizens and organizations in the prevention of offenses.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 29, 2010 No. 271-IV.

This Law defines the legal, economic, social and organizational bases of the activities of state bodies, local governments, organizations and citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the prevention of offenses.

President

Republic of Kazakhstan